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Bavaria in February
This the third time I have been to Bavaria and it's really delightful to see how the landscape changes with the seasons - and also...

Madeleina Kay
Mar 4, 20251 min read


Visiting Linz: "Ohne Moos, nix los!"
We took a little weekend trip to Linz (the capital of Upper-Austria and the third biggest city in the country) for some art, museums,...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 24, 20255 min read


Motaz's Portrait
Motaz is the last of the ten portraits I had to paint. I wasn't sure if I would be able to get them all finished by the end of this week...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 14, 20251 min read


Ania's Portrait
I really love the colours Ania chose for her portrait - which represent her positive and uplifting personality and caring nature. I also...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 10, 20251 min read


Marcelo's Portrait
I found Marcelo's portrait tricky for two reasons; firstly, the photograph I was working from had a very intense shadow on the right side...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 7, 20251 min read


Livia's Portrait
Livia always shows up dressed in a rainbow selection vibrant colours - so I think it was hard for her to choose just four colours for...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 3, 20251 min read


Is it Art? Or is it Cat?
I was attempting to photograph my first "Po-hate-o Sack" painting on a plain white background... When my overly-inquisitive cats decided...

Madeleina Kay
Feb 2, 20251 min read


Adam's Portrait
I was nervous to paint Adam's portrait as I have never painted someone with an afro hairstyle before and I was worried it would turn out...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 29, 20251 min read


Europatinis
I can't claim credit for this idea, I just collaborated on its production. I would like to consider it an experiment in consumable...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 22, 20252 min read


Potainting Sacks
I've started to feel like the potato painting on canvas wasn't really going anywhere - it also doesn't make a lot of sense to use this...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 21, 20252 min read


Nikita's Portrait
I was a bit apprehensive starting Nikita's portait; firstly, because she is the only one of my project participants who I have never met...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 16, 20252 min read


Redi's Portrait
I think i'm enjoying this part of the project more than anything else. I have enjoyed the interviews, because they have been really deep,...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 10, 20252 min read


JC's Portrait
I found this portrait a bit more challenging because JC decided to change his colour selection during the interview and also sent me a...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 6, 20251 min read


Only "Love" Can Hurt Like This
My Instagram feed is full of pithy quotes, relationship advice and motivational "life lessons". I am 100% guilty of sharing them to my...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 5, 20254 min read


Lora's Portrait
Lora's is the second portrait I've finished for my research project into identity. Lora's took longer to complete than Kristyna's,...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 2, 20251 min read


African Art Now
I picked up 'African Art Now - Fifty Pioneers Defining African Art for the Twenty-First Century' from the book stall at my university. I...

Madeleina Kay
Jan 1, 20254 min read


Kristyna's Portrait
I've finished the first of ten oil portraits I am creating for my research project into identity. I painted the backgrounds of the...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 29, 20241 min read


The "Hate Dress" Documentary
Just over a month ago, me and Jeff Kew travelled to Central Saint Martins to film the footage for this documentary film about my "Hate...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 28, 20241 min read


Burying Alba
We buried Alba's ashes on 27th December 2024, it was after she died, but Dad had struggled to source the tree (Populus alba) which he...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 28, 20242 min read


"Hey Chat GPT - Generate an Image of Madeleina Kay - Make her Save Europe and Kittens!"
I've been playing around with generative AI again... Chat GPT This all started because Johann asked Chat GPT to "generate an image of...

Madeleina Kay
Dec 23, 20243 min read
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